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Walkin’ The Line Brings Johnny Cash Back to Life!

September 4th, 2009 · 2 Comments

Yes, this is a crass commercial plug for my friend, Bennie Wheels, whose band will be performing a Johnny Cash Memorial Tribute concert tomorrow night at the Uptown Theater in Grand Prairie, Texas.
Bennie’s band, WALKIN’ THE LINE, is regarded as the nation’s best and most-entertaining representation of Johnny Cash, June Carter Cash and The Tennessee [...]

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AARP Losing Ground at Town Hall Meetings

August 19th, 2009 · No Comments

According to news reports like this one, as many as 60,000 people have canceled their AARP memberships since a Dallas-area town hall meeting on health care reform Aug. 6 went terribly wrong. If the video below, from a town hall forum held yesterday in Brevard County, Fla., is any indication, things aren’t getting much better [...]

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Dallas AARP Members Canceling Memberships After Meeting on Healthcare Reform Goes ‘South’

August 6th, 2009 · 4 Comments

AARP members who showed up at a recent Dallas-area “listening session” on health care reform got more than they bargained for:  Officials of the organization purporting to represent the interests of America’s senior citizens walked out on their members after they had the nerve to express viewpoints that ran counter to those of AARP.  Never [...]

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Travel Site Offers Top 10 Summer Road-Trip Destinations for Those Who Can Afford the Gas

May 12th, 2009 · 5 Comments

Hotwire.com used a news release today to announce its list of Top 10 summer road-trip destinations for those who can afford the gas:
1.  San Diego: This sun-soaked city in beautiful Southern California boasts some of the best beaches and includes the world-famous San Diego Zoo.  [BMW adds: And it offers visitors opportunities to see countless [...]

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Obama Indoctrination Begins Early at Borders

February 14th, 2009 · No Comments

Yesterday, Texas Rainmaker posted a reader photo of a book display in the Kids section of a Borders Bookstore in Dallas.  He writes: “I guess Borders understands that it’s never too early to indoctrinate the younguns.”
Hat tip:  Instapundit

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